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Re: [PATCH] brcmfmac: fix incorrect event channel deduction

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gavinli@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:

> From: Gavin Li <git@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> brcmf_sdio_fromevntchan() was being called on the the data frame
> rather than the software header, causing some frames to be
> mischaracterized as on the event channel rather than the data channel.
>
> This fixes a major performance regression (due to dropped packets).
>
> Fixes: c56caa9db8ab ("brcmfmac: screening firmware event packet")
> Signed-off-by: Gavin Li <git@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> [4.7+]

In the future please add version to the subject so that maintainers can
easily find the latest version:

https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/submittingpatches#subject

Arend, do you think this is safe enough for 4.10? Or better to get more
testing time and push this to 4.11 and from where to stable releases?

-- 
Kalle Valo



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